On March 14, 2014, the Women, Peace and Security Working Group (WPS WG) convened a breakfast meeting of 26 people, including WG members, Executive Branch officials, and senior congressional staff, to meet with a delegation of four Afghan women visiting Washington, D.C. There was a two-part purpose of this meeting. First, to better understand one another’s initiatives and priorities within the women, peace and security issue-area in order to see where there might be opportunities for collaboration. And, second, to better understand the challenges and opportunities faced by Afghan women in light of the military drawdown, in order to inform both policy- and grant-making in this sphere. To read the report-back, click here.

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Afghan Women Network’s Vision 2024 outlines the achievements Afghan women have made over the last decade as well as their vision for the next decade.

Peace and Security Funders Group

The Peace and Security Funders Group is a network of public, private and family foundations, and individual philanthropists who make grants or expenditures that contribute to peace and global security.